HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey
team was selected to finish third in the 2011-12 ECAC Hockey
Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as announced by the league on
Thursday, Sept. 15. The Bobcats collected 93 points and one
first-place vote after posting a 22-12-3 overall record (12-9-1
ECAC Hockey) last season, en route to the team’s first-ever
appearance in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals.

Cornell, with 11 first-place votes, was the unanimous selection
to repeat as ECAC Hockey champions, followed by Harvard and
Quinnipiac. Dartmouth, Clarkson and St. Lawrence rounded out the
top six, while Princeton, Rensselaer, Colgate, Yale, Brown and
Union completed the poll.

The Bobcats lace up their skates for the first time this season,
when they host the Durham Jr. Lighting squad in an exhibition game
on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 PM. Quinnipiac kicks off its regular
season schedule when it heads out to face Mercyhurst for a two-game
set on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.